"Obedience! All of them, board the ship and get ready for battle! Qi Yuanfu and his brother Qi Yuanbi looked at each other and said.

Preparing for combat, not preparing for training, the difference between the two words is very different.

The reason why the Qi family's army has outstanding achievements on land and water is one thing, and the high salary of the army is one thing, but one of the main reasons is that they dare to fight, rather than playing like the soldiers of the Beijing camp or the guards.

All water battles must simulate the real environment, although it is impossible to divide one's own warship into two parties, but there are still ways to compromise.

There are special target ships in the sailors, and the only function of the so-called target ships is to be targets.

The target ship as a whole is about the same size as the No. 4 Winter Ship, but the attack power is abandoned, and the entire hull is covered with pure iron.

The outer layer of the iron sheet is coated with a special material, and when the shell hits, it leaves a clear mark on the hull of the ship, allowing the observer in charge of the lookout from a distance to keep track of the battle.

Liu Honggradually followed Qi Yuanfu to board the flagship Shanhaiguan, and under the action of the steam engine, the huge chimney in the center of the hull smoked and pushed the hull to sail into the deep sea.

A quarter of an hour later, the entire Beiyang naval division sailed southwest in a prepared array.

The Shanhaiguan was covered with steel armor as a whole, shining silver in the sun, Liu Hong gradually stood on the deck of the Shanhaiguan, the sea breeze blowing the hem of his clothes, looking at his iron armor sailor, he couldn't help the excitement in his heart and wanted to shout at the sea.

"My lord, after the Tianjin Bao Shipyard has been rushing around the clock, our Beiyang Naval Division now has 77 main warships and warships of all kinds

Among them, there are five main Fu ships, namely the flagship Shanhaiguan, Dingyuan, Zhenyuan, Weiyuan, and Jingyuan, all of which have completed the steel armor assembly.

Of the twelve No. 2 Fu ships, eight of them are equipped with steel armor, and the remaining four are still being equipped at Tianjin Bao Shipyard.

There were 20 sentinel ships No. 3, 28 winter ships No. 4, and 12 wave openers No. 5. Qi Yuanfu stood behind Liu Hongjian and said.

He himself was the captain of the No. 1 Fuchuan Dingyuan, but when Liu Hongjian came to inspect the Beiyang Naval Division for the first time, he had no choice but to hand over the command of the Dingyuan to Dada, and he boarded the Shanhaiguan to report to Liu Hongjian on the situation of each ship.

Due to the time-consuming and labor-intensive assembly of steel armor, Tianjin Bao Shipyard, under the instruction of Mojia Mohuan, gave priority to the assembly of steel armor for the main attack ships No. 1 and No. 2 Fu ships.

"Well, how many sailors are there at the moment who are not driven by warships?" Liu Hong was basically satisfied with the construction progress of Tianjin Bao Shipyard, and then asked.

"My lord, if the entire fleet is fully equipped and there are still 2,000 soldiers left, my brother and I will be divided into two ends, and if I am in charge of sea training, then my brother will be in charge of the landing exercise, and there will be no delay.

Moreover, Mr. Mo's treasure shipyard can produce a No. 1 Fu ship and a half No. 2 Fu ship in one month, and Xia Guan estimates that in another month, all the soldiers of our naval division can have a brand new ship. Qi Yuanfu said loudly.

This is not the same as the efficiency of his ancestor Qi Jiguang, when Qi Jiguang wanted to apply to the imperial court for a new warship, he didn't want to get it for a year and a half, begging his grandfather and grandmother everywhere.

Now the Beiyang Navy Division does not even need to apply, in addition to working overtime day and night, the new warship of the Bao Shipyard has just been launched, and it can be transported to Dagukou on the second day, and the soldiers of the Navy Division will directly participate in the sea trial.

"Well, not enough, not enough! When I go back, I will communicate to the imperial court, and the Beiyang Navy Division will recruit 10,000 new soldiers! Liu Hong's eyes gradually stared at the distance and said in high spirits.

"Hey, that's a good idea! Xiaguan Zhengjue 10,000 soldiers is not enough to show the prestige of my Ming army! Qi Yuanfu echoed.

It is true that there are people in the court who are good at work, and the ancestor Qi Jiguang is the first to be the head of the court, Zhang Juzheng, and it is through the name of Zhang Shoufu that he can get all kinds of preferential treatment from the imperial court to achieve the undefeated record of the Qi family.

And now that the Qi family has re-entered the court as an official, the pier of worship is much more awesome than that of Naizu.

Although Liu Hongjian is not the first assistant, he is better than the first assistant, and he is still the hereditary county king of the Ming Dynasty, and he has the unparalleled respect and trust of the emperor and the emperor.

Even the conscription of soldiers is just a matter of one sentence, dare to ask such a majesty, who in the world can compare?

"Lord Admiral, Lord Deputy Admiral, are about to arrive at the predetermined sea area!" First mate Bu Jiageng stepped out of the battleship to report.

"Well, let's go down first, according to the established strategy!" Qi Yuanfu calmly ordered, and then turned his head to explain to Liu Honggradually the way of training.

That is, suppose that the Beiyang Naval Division encounters a fleet of equal strength in the target sea area, and of course this fleet is made a cameo by dozens of target ships.

If a target ship hits five shells in succession, it will be deemed sunk, and if two-thirds of the target ships are sunk or damaged, the Beiyang Naval Division will win.

Of course, the target ship has no attack power, and the operator of the target ship only needs to encircle the Beiyang Naval Division in continuous evasion.

This method of combat is almost equivalent to actual combat, because at this time there are no empty shell shells, and the shells fired by all kinds of ships are actual combat shells.

It is precisely because an exercise of this scale is really costly, and there may be casualties if you are not careful, that in the past two months, the Beiyang Naval Division has only conducted two actual combat exercises of this scale.

And today's arrangement was originally a regular training, but due to the arrival of Liu Hongji, the Qi brothers directly raised the specifications, and even pulled out all the target ships, and it was inevitable that there would be a huge real battle for the Admiral to see.

"This king saw those target ships!" While listening to Qi Yuanfu's explanation, Liu Hongjian held a telescope and looked at the sea area in the southwest.

"My lord, the distance is still a bit far, and the hit rate of the cannon is too low at this time." Qi Yuanfu also took a telescope from the soldier's hand and looked at it.

The silhouette of the target ship fleet slowly appeared in the field of vision, its scale was even more than the ships of the Beiyang Naval Division, although the target ships were not large, but they were only two or three zhang long, but they were all dressed in steel armor, and they looked very bright under the sunlight.

The commander of the target ship is Qi Yuanbi, the third elder of the Qi family, and the two go out of the same division and know each other well, but it is precisely because of this that this naval battle has a unique competition.

In the two previous exercises of the same scale, the two brothers won and lost, and each of them was not convinced, and agreed to see the real chapter next time.

"Your Excellency, this time the Admiral is on the other side, let's ...... Do you want to put water. "A soldier walked out of the target ship.

The defense of the target ship is amazing, and the size is not large, and the deck is even smaller and pitiful, only enough for four or five people to stand.

"Fart! Give me twelve points of spirit, this official doesn't matter who is on the other side, this official wants to win! Qi Yuanbi said to the soldier.

Half a quarter of an hour later, the two fleets finally met in a narrow way, and in the face of the silver-shining steel-armored target fleet, Liu Hongjian himself felt his blood gushing.

"Your Excellency, it's time." Qi Yuanfu calculated the distance between the two fleets, and saw that the target ships had been divided into two teams and attacked both sides of the Beiyang Naval Division, and said calmly.

"Order the Beiyang Naval Division to start attacking!" Liu Hong gradually gave the battle order.